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Taree station, 1914, postcard
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No. 26 Daylight Express at Taree, 16/04/1954
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On 1st October 1905 Harry Wood Kerle applied for a special purpose lease for a wharf and tramway to link the extensive limestone deposits on Portions 17 & 18 Parish of Taree with the Manning River. Approval was given for a lease from 1st October 1905 to 31st December 1912 and later the lease was extended to 31st December 1919. The plan shows a tramway and a wharf (M4204-666). A later plan of the works by the NSWGR dated 1915 shows the tramway at the quarry end and describes it as a horse tramway, wooden rails. The lime and/or limestone was used by the Sulphide Corporation at Cockle Creek.A siding off the North Coast line was constructed in 1915 and opened in that year. Presumably at some point after that the wooden tramway was abandoned. As the tramway crossed the route of the Manning River railway siding it is likely that tramway was removed at the time of construction (1917-1918) otherwise extensive safeworking would have been needed. The precise site of the crossing is where Nelson Street meets the Manning River Siding.The disadvantage of the location of the Taree Railway Station (opened February 1913) was its distance from the river which was still an important transportation network. In 1911 land was resumed for a siding from Taree station to the waterfront at Taree but this was not constructed.A second siding was surveyed to the Manning River at Chatham (now a suburb of Taree). Although precise details of the rationale for the route have not been located, the undeveloped nature of the land at Chatham (less compensation to be paid) and access to deepwater moorings in the Manning River made the study area ideal to be developed as a connection between the North Coast line and the Manning River. The land was resumed by the Government from 1913 to 1916.The original siding was opened on the 15th July 1918 and ran to the Upper Manning Co-operative Dairy Company's Dairy Factory. It is not clear what happened after the factory closed. However the siding was no doubt a factor in the decision of Peter's limited to construct their Ice Cream and Dairy Factory beside the line off Railway Parade at Chatham. Peters also use a wharf at North Street presumably to collect milk for their factory. It is not known how the milk was moved to the factory but it could have been by the old tramway as the route of the tramway was roughly along Railway Parade.On the 18th October 1940 the Government sold the land along Pitt Street between North Street and Queen Street to the Manning River Co-operative Dairy Society Ltd for ₤1268 (Old System Bk 1880 f742). With the establishment of the Dairy factory the siding was reconditioned and from the associated plan (dated 1941) it seems that the track had been lifted and was now to be re-laid. The original siding was moved to the north to front the boundary along Pitt Street.It is not clear to what extent the siding served the other industries that leased land from the Manning River Co-operative Dairy Society Ltd. There are unloading facilities for the produce sheds. There seems to be no remaining evidence of discharge facilities for the two fuel dumps or for the Readymix plant.The siding was officially put out of use on the 10/11th February 2007 but most of the track remains in place.
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27/9/1958 - 3628 on an Up passenger service at Taree (ARHS)
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Chris Harrison:

A little over forty years separates these two scenes at what was Taree Loco depot.  The first scene on 11 July, 1947, (NSW state Archives) shows a busy depot with three coal-grabs present, two of which can seen at work in No.2 Coal road.  The large coal heap at left a good indication of the amount of coal needed for the depot.  The 36 class present and the standard goods loco behind stand on the Arrival road.  Immediate left of the 36 class is the Departure road from Taree Loco.  Fast forward to April 4th, 1988, and 44229 and 8029 are present, with 8050 lurking far in the background.  The Departure road is to the right of 8029, and 44229 occupies what was the Crane road (still marked as crane road in the 1984 plan).  To the left of 44229 is the Coaling road, still in place.  The 1947 image shows at immediate left, a crane on No.2 Coal stack road, and open wagon on No.1 Coal stack road.  The 1988 view shows that No. 1 Coal stack road had been removed, although it would seem that one of the sleepers for the turnout of that road still remained in position, protruding into the open space (seen at far right in the sandy location).  Interesting to note is that No's 1 & 2 Coal roads were well out of use and either removed or completely covered over with soil, contrary to the 1984 plan.
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Rod Gaulke : 48127 and 48150 on Up goods at  Taree on the 6 Sep 1976
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Brushy Evenden : P class engine at Taree Loco.
The engine was used in the fifty year celebration of Taree Station. My father worked the train up to Taree from Broadmeadow
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Chris Harrison:

Anyone else find digital searches simultaneously both frustrating and exhilarating?  While attempting to find online a specific image within NSW State Records, I managed to stumble on this beauty I have never seen before.  This is despite several visits to Kingswood and previously the SRA Archives.  This image is of the Macquarie Street railway crossing in Taree.  To the left is North Box which controlled the usual railway infrastructure and also the level crossing gates.  I remember how before trains passed through, that these gates used to drop and rebound a few feet off the road several times before finally staying level.  On the right is the wicket gate of which as kids we occasionally swung across for safeties sake - it was never closed to my memory.  We were surprised when we found that the signalman could actually open it from one of his levers as did happen once.  Suddenly swinging off to the right and running parallel to the rail corridor is the road we used to travel upon to the station, and rough it was.  They must have put rail ballast into the hot mix.  Parts of the old road are still evident today.  I can also recall seeing a fettler approaching up to the crossing on his Villiers Quadricycle and having to stop for the traffic.  The signalman was casually leaning out of the window taking a break. It seemed to us kids that the fettler pityfully looked up to the signalman so as to make a hint "Shut the gates will ya and let me cross?".  The signalman just seemed to ignore him and imply, "Not for lowly Hairylegs".  Memories......
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View from the south box at Taree, 1960s (Ian Connell)
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Vintage train at Taree, 21/06/1963 (State Archives)
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Taree yard looking north (undated) (State Archives)
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Taree, 25/11/1967 (State Archives)
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Taree Loco, 11/7/1947 (State Archives)
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Turning the first sod at Taree (State Archives)
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The road side of Taree railway station, 3-8-1994. (Graeme Kirkby)
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